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Welcome to the Crosden Consulting Blog, where Chief Hughes and a team of public safety experts share insights, updates, and practical strategies on leadership, risk management, legal considerations, and law enforcement trends. Whether you're a police executive, supervisor, or frontline officer, this blog provides real-world perspectives and actionable takeaways to help you navigate today’s challenges.
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Why accountability isn’t toxic — and why leadership sometimes hurts before it helps
By: Chief Scott Hughes
We’ve all heard it a hundred times:
“People don’t leave jobs; they leave managers.”
I...
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We’ve all filled them out. We’ve all ignored them. It’s time to admit police evaluations don’t work.
By Chief Scott Hughes
Let’s be honest: most police officer evaluations are a complete waste of...
By Chief Scott Hughes
The Philadelphia Police Department just swapped out its powder-blue uniforms for midnight blue. This is the first major uniform change since the 1970s, with a price tag of about...
Complacency: The Silent Killer of Policing
By: Chief Scott Hughes
It seems complacent to say complacency in law enforcement. We’ve all heard the warning: “Don’t be complacent.” Yet look around, and you’ll see how quickly complacency creeps in...
By: Chief Scott Hughes
Policing is not static. The risks change, public expectations shift, and new philosophies emerge. But some fundamentals of the profession never change. At its core, policing re...
Every tragedy has its lessons. The real question is whether we’ll learn them before the next one happens.
By: Chief Scott Hughes
In Stamford, Connecticut, the family of Rev. Tommie Jackson has fil...
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
Every officer knows the story: you make the arrest, finish the paperwork, and do your part, only to see the suspect back on the street before your shift ends.
Or worse, you drag yourself to court aga...
Assassinated for Wearing a Uniform
By: Chief Scott Hughes
On July 23, 2025, Officer Phillip Wagner of the Lorain Police Department—a Marine Corps veteran, husband, and father of two—was eating lunch in his patrol car with his partner ...
Everyone wants safer streets. But not everyone wants to face what it takes to get them.
Let me be clear: Real crime reduction means more, not less, use of force. That’s not a failure of policing—it’s...
